Nokia N9 KaiOs (Would it be go or not?)
 

Just read this article and don't know if i should be happy or sad...

https://nokiamob.net/2019/01/13/noki...s-coming-soon/

Re: Nokia N9 KaiOs (Would it be go or not?)
 

it depends on specification of this phone and if it's possible to install different OS on it.

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I think i would buy it. KaiOs is having an upgrade and it may work fine with a good hardware

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Yea, I think a lot depends on whether it is closed down like a clam or open to tinkering. I just now realized that the re-released 8110 seems to use KaiOS. Maybe I should get one and dissect it to see if it can be coaxed to run a bash shell.

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Would buy of decent: Browser , Mailclient, caldav/carddav, Calendar + Camera

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I mean I would almost certainly buy it because I'm a sucker, but this feels like it would be a downgrade from the real N9. I suppose you'd have a supported/modern setup with all the right TLS and certs etc. to not be a 2nd class www citizen. But you'll still have the "app gap" (but even worse!) that was part of the problem preventing mainstream adoption of the real N9. And you'd no longer have a super-slick UI like the real N9 if the bananaphone KaiOS is anything to go by.


The bananaphone has the developer menu disabled by default, though you can do a magic key combo or a filesystem fiddle to bring it back, although I think Nokia didn't actually want this, so they may lock it down if they're releasing new devices. With the dev menu unlocked you get the ability to sideload PWA apps onto the device, and also get usb debug to the underlying Android bits. But I don't believe the bootloader is (or can be) unlocked, so I guess you're stuck with KaiOS.

I know it would be blasphemy round these parts, but if Nokia did re-release an N9 with a modern OS, I'd much prefer Android over KaiOS. Well, Sailfish ideally, but that ain't gonna happen.

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With upgraded HW specs (quadcore?) I'd slap sfos on it ,)

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HMD Global is not strictly against unlocking.
Maybe one would have to get loud to make them concider unlocking specifically this device?
All unlockable HMD phones had android though.

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We don't even know hardware specs... Or do we?

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g*ogle assistant is available on this platform (kai), official yutube and whatap too. in my opinion kai is the next cheap andr*id with all the spying crap and Nukia n9 with kai doesnot make any sense. i wonder why HND is not sailing (sailfis) with jilla :D.